>Really all that I am interested in is the gedcom. I have >MacLinkPlus Deluxe and Stuffit programs.
Jan Carpenter, A GedCom file is ALWAYS simple ascii text. They always have a suffix of GED on the end of the file to let the PeeCee know what kind of file it is, but it is still a straight text file. The problem has nothing to do with the file, but rather with the CD-Rom compression technique used by the PeeCee that burned it. If your neighbor can open the CD, simply copy the file that ends in GED onto a floppy (or CD if it is too big) and you are set to go. You don't need to convert the file at all, it is text and your genealogy program will import it just fine. GedCom is a standard file format developed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). It was so widely used by the time Genealogy became popular that it became the standard, but not necessarily the best, format. I am assuming that you can normally mount and read PC formatted CDs and that you are using your PC exchange ( I think that's the name?) extension to do that. Scott Earl -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
